Collodi's Marionettes and his (0) to activate a doll

[LordFett]

Collodi has a non-activated ability to allow any of his Marionettes activate after he activates, he also has a (0) to allow any doll to activate after him.

If I use the (0) to activate a Stitched can I also activate the Marionettes? If I can does it have to be Marionette(s) then Stitched? Or Stitched then Marionette(s) or can I do Marionette(s), Stitched, Marionette(s)?

[CunningStunt]

If I remember the working correctly. The wording on Collodi's card "says marionettes with 6" can immediately activate after Collodi's activation ends" or something similar.
In this instance if he uses Doll Friend, this makes the stitched activate immediately after him, then Collodi's activtion ends at which point you can select any marrionetes to activate immediately. Any marionettes chose will activate first as their 'immediately' will jump in front of the stitched's 'immediately'.
Does that make sense?

[LordFett]

That is exactly how I had been using it, but one of my opponents had said I could do Marionette, Stitched, Marionette. I have just stuck with Stitched then Marionettes.

[CunningStunt]

Actually, in my example it would have to be marionettes then stitched. It depends on when you count Collodi's ability to activate the marionettes takes effect.
The last thing to be flagged as activating immediately always activates first.

[LordFett]

IIRC both things say immediately after Collodi. I don't have my cards in front of me. I will post the exact wording in an hour or so when I head down to the FLGS for my match today.

[CunningStunt]

Exactly and the last thing to be flagged as activating immediately goes first. So it depends on when each ability takes effect.
As I see it the ability to activate the marionettes happens at the end of collodi's activation so they will always go first before any doll that was flagged to activate immediately due to dolls friend.

[Marcalla]

I believe that "Holding the strings" (activating marionettes) would take priority over "Doll Friends".

Holding the strings has the clause "immediately after" while Doll friend only stipulates after Collidi's activation ends.

[Heartsbane]

I agree with Marcella on this one. Immediately after takes precendance.

[magicpockets]

I don;t have a dog in this fight, but it was ruled that the Marionettes have to go before the doll you (0) in. If search worked I'd find you the ruling

[LordFett]

The situation for this never arose in my game yesterday again Hamelin (8me 2him) luckily. I'll look around for the ruling MP.